Observing Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, we celebrate and honour the contributions of the transgender community and promote trans joy, resilience, advocacy and inclusivity. Click here to view the service in full Use the time stamps in the description to just to our guest speakers' Reflections.

Introducing the new UU virtual hymnal! We will explore how our hymns reflect our values and help us cultivate resilience, wonder, and wisdom.​ Click here to view the service in full Use the 46:09  time stamp in the description to jump to our Music Director's Reflection.

We are faced with many pressures, internal and external. What practices will help us face the future together? Join us as we celebrate this year’s Sharing our Faith Sunday with a reader’s theatre-style service. Grief, gratitude, imagination, courage, and action will all have their say. Click here to view the service in full Use the time stamps in the description to jump to various Acts in our Reader's Theatre piece.

What do you do when the life you’d imagined for yourself is stuck in committee? Join us for the story of the UU Hysterical Society - a story of feeling lost, finding yourself, and UUism-outside-the-box with UUHS founder Liz James. ​ Click here to view the service in full Use the 35:15  time stamp in the description to jump to Liz James' Reflection

We have a basic need for awe wired into our brains and bodies, so finding awe is easy if we just take a moment and wonder. All of us, no matter our background, can find our own meaningful path to awe. How awesome is that?! Click here to view the service in full Use the 33:25 time stamp in the description to jump to our guest speaker's Reflection.

With the marking of the Winter Solstice on the 21st, we have begun another circle around the sun together. This Sunday we’ll participate in a fire communion/ or burning bowl ritual to center ourselves, seal our intentions, and leave behind what we wish, as we move into the New Year, as individuals and in community. Click here to watch the service in full Use the 29:13 time stamp to jump to Lay Chaplain Lisa Boulay's Reflection

A lively, kid-friendly service full of story and song! No time stamps for this service. We invite you enjoy the whole thing. Click here to watch the service in full

This Sunday, we'll share a UU tradition: Mitten Tree Sunday! Join us as we decorate our tree with winter woolies that will help neighbours in need stay warm this winter, and live our UU Values of Justice, Equity, and Generosity. Click HERE to watch the service in full Use the 47:46 timestamp in the video description to jump to "The Mitten Tree" story and decorating our tree!

This Sunday, members of the Unitarian GoGos, and guest speaker Robin Scobie, will share some stories about their experiences and our learnings while visiting grandmothers and community-led partner organizations of the Stephen Lewis Foundation in May, 2025. The trip was a life changing event for the sixteen grandmothers and grand-others from across Canada and the six Stephen Lewis Foundation staff members who participated together in this incredible two-week journey to Eswatin

Is it possible to sustain our spirits as our lives change, even in difficult moments? Is it possible to stay centered? As we worship together, we will gently reflect on these questions, with music and stories. Use the 45:45 timestamp in the video description to jump to Rev George's Reflection

When so much is in flux, how do we stay true to our values of love and justice? How can the challenges of this moment become an opportunity for growth and transformation? Rev Lara Cowtan is joined by guest speaker Rev Nicoline Guerrier, as we consider and explore these questions as FirstU begins a new Ministry. Use the 39:14 timestamp in the video description to jump to Rev Nicoline's Reflection

On Sunday, September 28, guest speaker Canon Reverend Peter John Hobbs offered a heartfelt, conversational look into the lives of our most vulnerable neighbours. There were stories that highlighted the challenges they face, and showed how Belong Ottawa responds with compassion, practical supports, and lasting impact. Rooted in the values of the Anglican tradition -- and closely aligned with the principles of Unitarian Universalism -- Belong Ottawa affirms the inherent worth a